The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-03-10
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned by Telegraph and Mail
CONGRESS-.

CONGRESS-.
SOME severe remarks were indulged in in
the Senate on the 2Sth upon the tardincsS Of the
House in sending in Appropriation bills The
House Labor Arbitration biil was taken UP and
passed-22 yeas, 10 nays. Mr. Edmunds made
a conference report on the Retaliation bill show
ing continued disagreement. A new conference
was asked. The bill TO prohibit The mailing OF
newspapers containing lottery advertisements
passed. Adjourned ....A After routine business
the House went into Committee Of the Whole
on the Legislative Appropriation bill. At the
evening session eulogies were delivered upon
The death OF Representative Cole, of Maryland,
and the House then further considered the
Legislative Appropriation bill until one O'Clock
In the morning.
AFTER routine business in the Senate on
March ffty-seven pension bills were taken NJ
and passed. House bill granting the right OF way
through the Indian Territory to the CHICAGO.
Kansas & Nebraska railway passed also the
bill annexing portion OF Idaho to Washington
Territory. The conference report on the Rtyci
and Harbor bill was agreed to. The bill forfeit
ing certain railroad land grants i'll Michigan
passed, Several other bills were also rusheC
through. After transacting considerable bust
ness at the night session resolutions of respect
to Representatives Arnot, Beach and Dowduey,
OF New York, and Price, OF Wisconsin, were
adopted and the Senate adjourned. In the
HOUSE Jne Mexican HenS1On Appropriation Dill
passed. The conference report ON the bill re
stricting ownership to land in the Territories to
citizens was agreed to, also the conference re.
port on the River and Harbor bill. The De.
hciency Appropriation bill passed The Legis
lative Appropriation bill, as amended, passed.
At the evening session a large number of bridge
bills passed
THE Senate on the I'd had long debate
on the Naval Appropriation bill and after
1IY .a.,l 20
report on the Pacific Railroad Inquiry bill was
agreed to. The Senate bill for the erection Of q
memorial bridge over the Potomac at Washing.
ton passed. also the bill for the erection of q
bridge over the Missouri rlver between Kansas
City and Sibley. The conference report on the
Agricultural Appropriation bill was agreed
to....In the House after debate the
conference report on the Retaliation bill
was agreed TO- The conference accepted the
Senate bill. The conference report on the Pa
cific Ra lroad Inquiry bill was agreed to. Re
cess At the evening session the conference re-
port on the Agricultural Appropriation bill was
agreed to, also the conference report on the
Sundry Civil bill After clearing the calendar
of several other bills ofno particular importance
the House adjourned soon after midnight.
IL the Senate on the Sd, after disposing Of
routine business, the Legislative, Executive
and Judicial Appropriation bill was considered
rapidly and finally passed. The conference re-
port on the Sundry Civil bill was reported by
Mr.. Allison, who severely criticised the House
in holding back appropriation bills. Mr. Hoar
also severely criticised tle action OF the Speaker
OF the House In certain matters, which brought
forth equally caustc remarks in his defense
from Senators Beck and Blackburn. The CON
ference report was then agreed TO. Three pub
lie buildings bills were passed over the veto
The Mexican Pension Appropriation bill passed.
The conference report on the bill to adjust Ger.
tain railroad land grants was agreed to. Late at
night the Deficiency bill was taken up Pending
consideration the Senate at two o cock in the
morning took recess -. In the House several
vctoes OF pensions were sustained and under
suspension OF the rules the bill repeating the
Tenure of ONCE act was passed. The bill to ac
cept certain lands near Chicago for military
post passed. The Urgency Deficiency bill passed
under suspension of the rules. A motion to sus
pend the rules and pass the bill granting Mrs
Logan pension was lost. The House after mid
night passed over the veto the bill for the cree
tion of n public building at Dayton, o., and
after further business the House about two
o'clock in the morning took a recess.
AT five o'clock on the morning of the 4th
the Senate agreed to the conference report or
the Post-oftice Appropriation bill and took re
cess of two hours. The conference report on
the District OF Columbia bill was agreed to.
Several minor reports were agreed to and COM
municaton received from-the President that he
had no further communication to make. Reso-
lutions of thanks to the Presiding Officer were
passed and at noon the Senate stood ad
journed sine die. In the House at five
o'clock in the morning the conference
report on the Post-ofice bill the Senate
receded from the subsidy amendmenU was
agreedto. The conference report on the LeIis-
lative Appropriation bin was likewise agreed to.
At eleven o'clock a committee was appointed
to wait on the President A message was re-
ceved from the President announcing his ap.
proval Of bills and that he had no further com
munieation to make. Resolutions OF thanks to
the Speaker were adopted and at noon the
House adjourned sine die.